The second, who is girded and looks like a man, is called Continence; she is the daughter of Faith. Whosoever then shall follow her becomes blessed in his life, because he will abstain from all evil deeds, believing that if he refrains from every evil lust he will inherit eternal life.

But who are the others. Lady?They are daughters one of the other, and their names are Simplicity, Knowledge, Innocence, Reverence, and Love. When therefore you perform all the deeds of their mother, you can live.

I would like,The powers of the Virtues Lady, said I, to know what are their several powers.Here also (cf. Vision III. iv. 3. powers probably is almost equivalent to meaning or signification. Listen, she said, to the powers which they have.